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General Discussion Area / Re: Alaska summit background

« on: 16 August 2025, 09:30:09 »

I've just rounded up a few of Douglas MacGregor's countless and endlessly reliable "predictions":

1. Feb 2022: War over in 24 hours.
2. Mar 2022: Over in 10 days.
3. Mar 2022: Ukraine "ground to bits."
4. Jul 2022: War largely over.
5. Sep 2022: War over soon.
6. Sep 2022: Ukraine on ropes.
7. Dec 2021: Russia reaches Dnieper in 72-96 hrs.
8. Mar 2022: Russia protects civilians.
9. Mar 2022: East Ukraine mostly Russian.
10. Aug 2023: 400k Ukrainian dead.
11. Jul 2023: Ukraine collapses in weeks.
12. Feb 2023: Imminent collapse.
13. Sep 2022: Russia takes Odesa, Ukraine defeated.
14. Apr 2022: Annihilation in Donbas.

Thanks for sharing such a reliable source of information! I'm sure whatever he says in that video is to be trusted!

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General Car Chat / Re: R169 PNP

« on: 16 June 2025, 22:43:05 »

I remember that one was on Facebook marketplace just recently. No idea how to post photos on here, but the accompanying post actually still comes up if you Google the reg 

Also the same area code as my own!

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 ticking noise

« on: 12 June 2025, 13:45:26 »

Does it change with rpm?

Yeah, the frequency does increase with RPM

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 ticking noise

« on: 12 June 2025, 13:26:40 »

Does it go away when it warms up?

Sounds like an exhaust manifold tick. That it's been present for a year suggests that it's not a significant mechanical issue.

No, not much difference when it warms up. If anything, it's actually quieter when cold before the revs have dropped.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.5 V6 ticking noise

« on: 12 June 2025, 13:08:39 »

Hi both,

Thank you for the replies. It's surprisingly difficult to capture the noise with a phone - though it is actually quite pronounced in real life.

An EGR blank is actually on my list. Lifters do seem to be the general consensus, so an investigation may have to occur at some point as well. The only thing which had made me sceptical is that the Wynns lifter treatment I put in with the last oil change had made little to no difference.

My biggest concern was it being a cambelt noise.

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Omega General Help / 2.5 V6 ticking noise

« on: 11 June 2025, 19:12:21 »

Hi all,

As the title suggests, my 2.5 V6 has a clattery ticking noise (has done for a year now), which has been dismissed as lifters, normal for the engine, etc etc by several people, but having listened to other 2.5s, I'm simply not convinced it's normal at all. The cambelt was done last year (it was after this trip to the mechanic when the noise started), the oil and filter are fresh.

I've uploaded the video demonstrating the noise here: https://youtube.com/shorts/rYNOMnP4-lY?feature=shared

I hope that someone would be able to shed some light on this.

Thanks in advance.

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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WANTED: RHD MFL Headlights

« on: 17 March 2025, 19:39:05 »

Hi all,

I'm looking for some RHD MFL headlights to fit to my car, as the original ones are not great to say the least.

Decent condition is preferable.

Many thanks in advance.

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Omega General Help / Re: 1997 2.5 V6 DIS pack

« on: 23 February 2025, 15:56:28 »

Thanks both!

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Omega General Help / 1997 2.5 V6 DIS pack

« on: 05 February 2025, 12:55:15 »

Hi all,

I am looking to buy a new DIS pack for my 1997 (P) Omega 2.5 V6.

Trouble is, as I understand it, there are 3 versions:
 - 90 444 184 for the early models
 - 90 511 450 for the interim models
 - 90 541 062 for the later models

I don't think my car is late enough to have the later version as it is a pre-MFL 1997 update version, I similarly wouldn't have thought it would have the early type, but I don't want to buy the interim version on intuition, and turn out to be wrong.

Would someone be able to offer more insight (hopefully a definite answer!) about which is the right one for my car?

Thank you in advance.